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LIBRATES
Noun
librates
plural of librate
Verb
librates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of librate
Anagrams
• Libertas, abristle, altbiers, balister, tabliers
Source: Wiktionary
LIBRATE
Li"brate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Librated p. pr. & & vb. n. Librating.] Etym: [L. libratus, p. p. of librare to balance, to make even, fr. libra.Cf. Level, Deliberate, Equilibrium.]
Definition: To vibrate as a balance does before resting in equilibrium; hence, to be poised. Their parts all liberate on too nice a beam. Clifton.
Li"brate, v. i.
Definition: To poise; to balance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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